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Rain expected to bring record harvest
November 19, 2009
Elevators in parts of Kansas are bursting with what is expected to be a record harvest of fall grains.
3 million acres taken out of conservation program
November 5, 2009
Surveying undulating grasslands that disappear into the western Kansas horizon, retired farmer Joe Govert pointed out parcel after parcel no longer enrolled in a federal program that pays property owners not to farm environmentally sensitive land.
State counting on NBAF to spawn more research dollars
November 1, 2009
State officials say Kansas’ selection as the site for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility represents only the “tip of the iceberg” in attracting more research development.
State leaders say NBAF is necessary to protect national security
October 27, 2009
State officials said Tuesday that the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility is needed to patch a dangerous hole in national security.
Kansans hope bison will develop Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve into a tourist destination
13 bison brought from South Dakota to Kansas to start a new herd
October 27, 2009
Leaders from the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve near Strong City are in South Dakota to collect 20 of the bison — more informally, buffalo — from this unique herd of about 500 to start a new herd in Kansas.
Pop secret: Growers, connoisseurs share favorite recipes for homemade popcorn
October 21, 2009
Harry Cook never planned on being the “Popcorn Man” to Lawrence’s kernel lovers.
Herd of wild bison being moved from South Dakota to Kansas’ Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
October 20, 2009
Leaders of a national park in the Kansas Flint Hills are close to completing a project to obtain a herd of wild bison for visitors of the park to see.
Statehouse Live: Senate sends NBAF funding to Obama; Illinois breezes past Kansas in wind energy capacity, according to new report
October 20, 2009
Association’s latest report shows 10 states, including Kansas, with 1,000 megawatts of wind energy capacity.
Senate approves $32 million in funding for NBAF
Bill now goes to Obama
October 20, 2009
The Senate has approved $32 million for a massive Kansas lab aimed at research on foot-and-mouth and other diseases.
Farmers rush to harvest corn
October 18, 2009
Area farmers are working fast and furiously to get their corn fields harvested before their Thanksgiving Day goal.
Oskaloosa man pleads guilty to cattle fraud
October 13, 2009
An Overbrook man pleaded guilty Tuesday as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors for his role in a Jefferson County cattle fraud case.
Iwig Family Dairy offering shares in company to avoid foreclosure
October 13, 2009
Iwig Family Dairy began offering shares to its customers at $1,000 a share in an effort to save the business from foreclosure.
Area pumpkin growers worried about small crop
Growers wonder whether reduced harvest will last through Halloween
October 12, 2009
With fewer than three weeks until Halloween, area pumpkin farmers are nervous. The wet and cool summer months have prompted growers to wonder whether they have enough pumpkins to last until the end of the month.
Report predicts record crop yields for Kansas
October 9, 2009
A new government report is predicting record crops of corn and soybeans in Kansas this harvest. Sorghum yields may set a record as well.
Kansas congressional delegation confident that NBAF will be built
Brownback, Jenkins clarify funding reports
October 8, 2009
Members of Kansas congressional delegation say an agreement on development of a new federal biodefense lab in the state indicates the facility will be built and will be safe.

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